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The image shows a framed photograph of three people from the waist up. There is a woman on the left, a child in the middle, and a man on the right. The woman wears a patterned shawl and a white bonnet, with a neutral expression. The child wears a dark collared outfit and places one hand on the man's chest. The man wears a suit with a bow tie and has neatly combed dark hair. They are against a backdrop with an ornate foliage pattern, and the photograph is in a wooden frame against a dark matte background.

Sulisse Family

French 19th Century · French

1847

Medium
daguerreotype with applied color
Classification
Photograph
Period
1826 to 1850
Image size
9261 × 8656px

Description

The image shows a framed photograph of three people from the waist up. There is a woman on the left, a child in the middle, and a man on the right. The woman wears a patterned shawl and a white bonnet, with a neutral expression. The child wears a dark collared outfit and places one hand on the man's chest. The man wears a suit with a bow tie and has neatly combed dark hair. They are against a backdrop with an ornate foliage pattern, and the photograph is in a wooden frame against a dark matte background.

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Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).

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